Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc
To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, and community; to support the efforts of providing an effective, challenging, and engaging education for every one of our students; to bring into closer relation the home and the school,that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth.
Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc at a glance
In short: Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc gave $1.1M across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $179K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,071,328
- -41.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $178,555
- -41.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $233,966
- Total assets
- $506,650
- +25.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Alabama (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Crestline Elementary School ($255K). Together the top 6 received $1.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
30 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 17 grants of 30 (57%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+18%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $887K (2020) to $1.8M (2024). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $1.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Crestline Elementary School Mountain Brook, AL | Teacher classroom needs, technology, support for art, music, spanish, counseling, new furniture,teacher professional development,and several other programs | $255,205 |
| Mountain Brook Elementary School Mountain Brook, AL | Technology needs,curriculum needs,classroom furniture,teacher classroom expenses,and other program expenses. And other programs | $250,000 |
| Cherokee Bend Elementary School Mountain Brook, AL | Teacher Classroom EXPENSES,TECHNOLOGY,LIBRARY MATERIALS,ADVENTURE Curriculum. | $236,298 |
| Brookwood Forest Elementary School Mountain Brook, AL | Teacher Classroom MATERIALS,STEM Program, Innovative Initiatives. | $231,634 |
| Mountain Brook High School Mountain Brook, AL | Teacher classroom expenses,staff professional development costs,technology items, instructional needs. | $70,139 |
| Mountain Brook Junior High Mountain Brook, AL | Technology EXPENSES,CLASSROOM Furniture Updates/Improvements. | $28,052 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $506,650 | $1,621,166 | $1,526,538 | $1,071,328 | 6 | $4,510 |
| 2024 | $402,649 | $2,064,109 | $2,215,290 | $1,829,780 | 6 | $2,288 |
| 2023 | $553,830 | $1,639,509 | $1,578,000 | $1,186,297 | 6 | $1,667 |
| 2022 | $492,321 | $1,291,426 | $1,275,759 | $908,845 | 6 | $211 |
| 2021 | $476,654 | $1,200,783 | $1,272,724 | $985,185 | 6 | $313 |
| 2020 | $548,595 | $1,124,309 | $1,116,412 | $887,161 | 6 | $636 |
About Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc
Based on IRS filings
Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Mountain Brook, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $507K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $5K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc is led by Karon Staples, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Karon Staples
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caroline Woods
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terri Lynn Wallace
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jayne Goedecke
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Donald
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lindsey Druhan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Morgan Cook
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dicky Barlow
Superintendent of Schools
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Weingartner
Mbcs Foundation Representative
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Becky Holt
All in Representative
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashlynn Falkenburg Smith
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Williams
District Expressions Representative
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Eubanks
Legislative Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacey Townsend
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (39)
- Former: Joanna Hufham (2021–2024) — Legislative Vice President
- Former: Ashley Jones (2023–2024) — President
- Former: Meg Lilly (2023–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Ashley Seligson (2024) — Director
- Former: Dawson Cooper (2024) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Humphreys (2024) — District Expressions Representative
- Former: Meg Krawczyk (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Patricia Craft (2024) — Director
- Former: Stacy White (2024) — Director
- Former: Mandi Cooper (2022–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Shannon Holt (2022–2023) — President
- Former: Ann Bailey White (2023) — Director
- Former: Collins Clegg (2023) — Director
- Former: Grace Kipp (2023) — District Expressions Representative
- Former: Sarah Paulk (2023) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Brown (2023) — Director
- Former: Graham Smith (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Maretta Ashford (2021–2022) — President
- Former: Pam Maldia (2021–2022) — Legislative Vice President
- Former: Amy Moore (2022) — Director
- Former: Amy Roberts (2022) — Director
- Former: Joan Short (2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Kristi Chopin (2022) — Director
- Former: Margaret Anne Schilder (2022) — Director
- Former: Rachelle Mouron (2022) — District Expressions Representative
- Former: Amber Craig (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Mary Virginia Mandell (2020–2021) — President
- Former: Tricia Pugh (2020–2021) — All in Representative
- Former: Anne Schilleci (2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Bronwyne Chapman (2021) — District Expressions Representative
- Former: Hill Weathers (2021) — Director
- Former: Monique Hairston (2021) — Director
- Former: Betsy Byars (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Britt Redden (2020) — Director
- Former: Dena Berte (2020) — Director
- Former: Georganne Perrine (2020) — Director
- Former: Jackie Woodall (2020) — President
- Former: Lee Alice Estes (2020) — Legislative Vice President
- Former: Suzanne Perkins (2020) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc
How much does Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc give each year?
Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc gave $1.1M across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.8M across 6 grants.
What is Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc's typical grant size?
Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc's median grant in 2025 was $233,966, and its average grant was $178,555, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc give grants?
Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc gives mostly in Alabama: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Mountain Brook, AL (6 grants).
Does Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc's largest grantees?
Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Crestline Elementary School ($255,205), Mountain Brook Elementary School ($250,000) and Cherokee Bend Elementary School ($236,298), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 69% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc?
Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc reported $507K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.
What is Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc?
Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Mountain Brook, AL. It holds $507K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc's EIN?
Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-4085689. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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